Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

33 reviews

isabellemay's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

Hella scary once again. I was very confused and thought I guessed some twists and turns out I didn’t. Kept me on my toes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts

denijaaa_s's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Blood and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Death of parent and Gun violence

s_copeland22's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Miscarriage, and Death

olive_lol's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

At times, I couldn't take this book seriously, but I think that improved my reading experience. The first book wasn't my thing, mostly because of the romance, and I went into this one knowing it probably wouldn't be my thing either.

In general, I'm not a fan of romantic subplots, and this one wasn't an exception. To me, it was more funny than anything. I found myself laughing out loud at times, especially at the descriptions and placement of some scenes. As with the first book, I think it's pretty obvious who she'll end up with, anyway.

Spoiler

A few of the twists felt like they weren't properly set up and moreso there for shock value, especially those at the end. The twist with Millie felt especially random, considering she was mentioned only two or three times in the entire book beforehand.

However, even with all of its issues, I still had a generally good time reading it, mostly by not taking it seriously.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Alcohol, Gun violence, Murder, and Death of parent

Minor: Miscarriage, Blood, Addiction, Infidelity, Cursing, and Drug abuse

robinie142's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, Kidnapping, Blood, and Death of parent

tabea1409's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Violence, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Medical content

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Child death, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, and Alcohol

addi_reads_'s review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Minor: Grief and Death

itsmeaemma's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring mysterious relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Blood, Death of parent, and Death

purplepenning's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

I want to reallllllly like these, but I'm only finding them mostly okay and entertaining, which is starting to annoy me. Yes, there are whiplash levels of twisty, interesting reveals, but the puzzles and clues feel kind of basic. Combined with the angsty love-triangle-ness of it all, it just feels a bit juvenile compared to other YA mysteries I've enjoyed. It's still a pretty fun ride, though, so I'm definitely go on to book 3. And Max is the best — she's with 3 stars just on her own!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Violence, Abandonment, Addiction, Blood, Grief, Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Medical content, Drug abuse, and Gun violence

Minor: Infertility, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

ohgull's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent and Gun violence

Minor: Drug abuse